Abstract

The article proposes an integrated analysis of the anthropological conception developed by Plato in the dialogue Symposium and in book IV of Republic, in which the philosopher proclaims desire as an original dýnamis of human nature, which acts as a vital and determinant impulse in the human psyche. This approach not only deepens our understanding of the internal dynamics and fundamental motivations of the human being, but also aligns with the defense of an autoeroticism of the human soul.